A/HRC/21/52 B. Documentation 7. The Expert Mechanism had before it the provisional agenda (A/HRC/EMRIP/2012/1) and the annotated agenda (A/HRC/EMRIP/2012/1/Add.1) as prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the follow-up report on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making, with a focus on extractive industries (A/HRC/EMRIP/2012/2); the study on the role of languages and culture in the promotion and protection of the rights and identity of indigenous peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2012/3 and Corr.1); and, lastly, the report on the summary of responses from the questionnaire seeking the views of States on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies in order to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2012/4). C. Opening of the session 8. Antti Korkeakivi, Chief of the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section, OHCHR, opened the fifth session of the Expert Mechanism and introduced the Director of the Research and Right to Development Division, OHCHR, Marcia Kran, for opening remarks. 9. Ms. Kran noted that in resolution 18/8, the Human Rights Council requested the Expert Mechanism to conduct a survey on States’ best practices regarding appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. While Ms. Kran expressed her appreciation for the quality of the responses that had been received, she also noted her disappointment that too few responses had been received to date. She also commented on the ways in which OHCHR assisted in the implementation of the rights of indigenous peoples. 10. In her opening statement, the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Laura Dupuy Lasserre, noted that the sessions of the Expert Mechanism provided a space for dialogue between indigenous peoples and States. She emphasized the importance of the participation of indigenous peoples in the Human Rights Council and noted that the Council had requested a detailed document from the Secretary-General examining the methods of promoting the participation of indigenous peoples at the United Nations, which will be presented at its twenty-first session. She also noted that the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was a central focus of the Council. D. Election of officers 11. The Chief of the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section of OHCHR invited the members of the Expert Mechanism to nominate a Chairperson-Rapporteur and ViceChairperson-Rapporteur for its fifth session. Mr. Morales Morales nominated International Chief Littlechild and Ms. Lasimbang as Chairperson-Rapporteur and Vice-ChairpersonRapporteur, respectively, who were then appointed by acclamation. 12. The new Chairperson-Rapporteur thanked the other members of the Expert Mechanism for his election and also thanked the outgoing Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism, Vital Bambanze, for his contribution. The Chairperson-Rapporteur welcomed the new member of the Expert Mechanism, Mr. Titus. 13. The Chairperson-Rapporteur highlighted the importance of developing concrete national strategies to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, noting that one of the objectives of the Expert Mechanism was to more 8